FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS, defense, medical, and other applications, it is essential to be able to accurately measure the power of ultra-fast signals. To deliver such measurements, two peak power sensors now promise to perform at very high speeds. The type 56006 boasts a rise time above 7 ns, which is equivalent to a bandwidth of 50 MHz. The sensor's high speed does not compromise its dynamic range. By covering ?60 to +20 dBm, the 56006 offers a full dynamic range of 80 dB with no significant bandwidth degradation at low levels. The sensor's frequency range reaches up to 6 GHz. Its sibling, the type 58318, reaches 18 GHz while flaunting 10 ns of rise time.
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Nancy Friedrich
RF Product Marketing Manager for Aerospace Defense, Keysight Technologies
Nancy Friedrich is RF Product Marketing Manager for Aerospace Defense at Keysight Technologies. Nancy Friedrich started a career in engineering media about two decades ago with a stint editing copy and writing news for Electronic Design. A few years later, she began writing full time as technology editor at Wireless Systems Design. In 2005, Nancy was named editor-in-chief of Microwaves & RF, a position she held (along with other positions as group content head) until 2018. Nancy then moved to a position at UBM, where she was editor-in-chief of Design News and content director for tradeshows including DesignCon, ESC, and the Smart Manufacturing shows.